Markus Zusak Quotes

Succes is really nothing more than the record of failure. To be successful means you must be willing to fail more than anyone else.

You cannot succeed if at some point you haven't failed.

Don't bury your failures, let them inspire you.

If you write a hundred short stories and they're all bad, that doesn't mean you've failed. You fail only if you stop writing.

Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.

99 percent of success is built on failure.

Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones to genius.

You can't succeed unless you've got failure, especially creatively.

Often, you'll fail. But, as my mother also taught me, failure isn't the opposite of success - it's a stepping stone to success.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I've met people who don't want to try for fear of failing.

If you're having trouble succeeding, fail.

If success were easy, then it would not necessarily be true success. Some of history's most successful people learned to cope with failure as a natural offshoot of the experimental and creative process and often learned more from their failures than their successes. By taking the attitude that failure is merely a detour on the way to our destination, hope can blossom into success.

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning".

We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most.

The best advice my dad ever gave me is, ‘No does not mean never. It just means not yet.’ So not every audition, you’re gonna get but as long as you know it wasn’t meant for you then you’ll get the next one.

In all failures, the beginning is certainly the half of the whole.

The most successful people in American life are those that have had horrific failures and have come back, done it again and again until they got it right, whether it's Steve Jobs or Bill Gates or Warren Buffet.

It doesn't matter how many times you have failed.... What matters is the successful attempt.

In order to succeed spectacularly you have to be willing to fail spectacularly.

All great success is preceded by failure.

Many of my biggest business endeavors were failures before they became a success. Some failed for as long as six years before they hit. Everyone around me thought I was crazy. You just have to stay at it.

If you FAIL, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "First Attempt in Learning". END is not the end; in fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies". If you get NO as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity".

Success is always an easier motivator, because you want more of it. But I've also been motivated by failure. Had I medaled in London, I don't think I would be one of the few that have gone to a Summer and Winter. I would have been content with that medal. Instead, I used that failure to go to the Winter Olympics. I always tell people that failure can be one of your biggest motivators if you just have an attitude adjustment about it.